Children's Aid Society offers various community service programs to New York City's children and families who are in need of assistance. Founded in 1853, the organization serves more than 150,000 children and their families each year, helping them overcome various odds. Its network of more than 100 programs and services provided at over 40 sites in and around New York City supply a full spectrum of support. The center provides transitional housing for homeless families and children, teen pregnancy prevention programs, tutoring programs for preteens at risk of dropping out of schools, and mental, eye care and dental clinics. Children's Aid Society is located in New York City.
The Flatlands Guidance Center employs social workers who offer individual and group therapies to more than 15 clients. The center provides case management, parole and probation services and works in partnership with courts. The Flatlands Guidance Center is a part of the Catholic Charities Diocese of Brooklyn & Queens, which offers nursing, child care, housing and mental health services. The organization also provides nutritional, educational, recreational, food, transportation and counseling services. Catholic Charities Diocese of Brooklyn & Queens offers treatment for Alzheimer s disease and dementia, as well as conducts training and workshops. With one of its locations in Brooklyn, N.Y., the organization offers sports activities, including basketball, baseball, soccer, swimming and volleyball. The Flatlands Guidance Center employs forensic supervisors.
Founded in 1946, Northside Center for Child Development Inc. provides Head Start, Early Head Start, mental health and education services to children and families in Harlem and the Bronx. Based in New York, N.Y., it also offers of services, including therapeutic interventions, diagnostic evaluations, crisis intervention, tutoring and homework help, after school recreational and cultural activities. Additionally, it features a variety of programs for children, the early intervention program, the pre-kindergarten program and the school-age program.
Established in 1991, the United Activities Unlimited PS18 Beacon Center provides family preventive services and a teen program funded by the Pinkerton Foundation. The school-based centers offers various programs in sewing, swimming, weight training and aerobics to more than 3,000 children. It also provides several sports programs in basketball, softball, golf and floor hockey. The United Activities Unlimited PS18 Beacon Center organizes a camp for children between the ages of 5 and 12. The center hosts several trips to theaters and the Library Science Center in New York. It additionally offers General Equivalency Diploma (GED) and English as a Second Language program. The United Activities Unlimited PS18 Beacon Center has a presence in Staten Island, N.Y.
Founded in 1972, the New York Council on Adoptable Children is a foster care and children adoption agency. Since its inception, the organization has been involved with more than 7,500 prospective adoptive families and placed over 2,000 children through its African-American and Hispanic child adoption programs. As a nonprofit organization, the New York Council on Adoptable Children offers residential, medical and educational services for children orphaned by AIDS. It provides parenting classes, as well as offers placement for older, emotionally and medically fragile and children with special needs. The organization additionally offers crisis intervention and individual and group counseling services for adoptive parents and children. The New York Council on Adoptable Children is located in New York City.
